definition of saponification
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A reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali, such as sodium hydroxide, producing a free alcohol and an acid salt, especially alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap is known as saponification.
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A reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali, such as sodium hydroxide, producing a free alcohol and an acid salt, especially alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap is known as saponification.
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SAPONIFICATION:-(the process of making soap)
The term SAPONIFICATION is the name given to the chemical reaction occurs that when a vegetable oil or animal fat is mixed with a strong alkali. The products of the reaction are two I:e soap and glycerin.
The name SAPONIFICATION literally means " soap making".
Different oils are used in this process.
coconut oil creates lots of glycerin,makes big bubbly lather and is very stable.
The alkali used in soap is either potassium hydroxide,which is used to make soft soap or liquid soap because of its greater solubility ,or sodium hydroxide, which is used to make hard soap.
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